Animals
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile
Lancashire heelers are solidly built dogs that are shaped a bit like a downsized corgi, standing around 1 foot at the shoulder and weighing up to about 17 pounds. They need a job.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
After months-long fight, Bangor man can keep his emotional support chickens
Amy Martin researched ways to help her son, who is 25, and decided that based on his abilities, she wanted to get him an emotional support animal. Further research pointed her in one direction: a flock of chickens.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Yard sale at fairgrounds to benefit HART’s cats
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
These animals evolved to live with fire. But can they outrun today’s megafires?
Larger and longer-lasting fires are wiping through wildlife populations, morphing habitats and pushing the evolution of animals' bodies and behaviors to survive in this new, scorched world.
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PublishedJune 18, 2023
Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters
Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.
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PublishedMay 29, 2023
Maine now has a state butterfly thanks to 2 inquisitive fifth graders
The Old Orchard Beach students reached out to their state representative, Lori Gramlich, who worked with them on submitting a bill naming the Pink-edged Sulphur as Maine's official butterfly.
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PublishedMay 19, 2023
Commentary: Heal the animals, heal the Earth on Endangered Species Day
As we face loss of biodiversity around the globe, the good news is we still have time to shepherd in a new era of respect for all species.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
A wildlife official says the state's bear population is growing and the animals "are getting a little too comfortable" around populated areas.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Eight dolphins dead after stranding in New Jersey
The dolphins have been taken to the New Jersey State Lab for necropsies to try to help biologists understand why the mammals stranded on a beach.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2023
Two puppies from Portland shelter are in Sunday’s ‘Puppy Bowl’
This is the sixth year that puppies from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland have participated.
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